A long rocky reef reaching into the sea off Filey, good for rock pools, fossils and seabirds, where two coastal trails meet
Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time
A long finger of rock running out into the sea at the north end of Filey Bay, the Brigg is a natural reef — ‘brigg’ an old northern word for bridge — left high and dry at low tide and mostly covered at high. Low water is when people come to poke about in the rock pools, hunt for fossils in the shale and watch seabirds along the cliffs behind. Take care with the tide: the Brigg is cut off and can be dangerous as the water rises, so keep an eye on it. The headland is where the Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way meet, and the long sweep of Filey beach curves away to the south. Scarborough is a few miles up the coast.
